US5845731A
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Hybrid motor vehicle
Assignee: FCA US LLC
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Filing: 1996-07-02
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Granted: 1998-12-08
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Expires: 2016-07-02
Abstract
Abstract A hybrid powertrain system for a motor vehicle includes a final drive unit for providing tractive power to wheels of a motor vehicle, a first motor/generator operatively connected in series to a heat engine of the motor vehicle, a second motor/generator operatively connected in series to the first motor/generator and the final drive unit, and an energy storage device operatively connected in parallel to the first motor/generator and the second motor/generator.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur J. Buglione
- 👤 Thomas S. Moore
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 10:24
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K6/00; B60K6/20; B60K6/22; B60K6/26; B60W; B60W20/00; B60W20/40; B60K6/40; B60K6/42; B60K6/44; B60K6/442; B60L; B60L50/00; B60L50/10; B60L50/16; B60L50/30; B60L50/40; B60L50/50; B60L50/60; B60L50/61; B60W10/00; B60W10/02; B60W10/04; B60W10/06; B60W10/08; B60L2240/00; B60L2240/10; B60L2240/12; B60L2240/36; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/62; Y02T10/70; Y02T10/7072; Y10; Y10S; Y10S903/00; Y10S903/902; Y10S903/903; Y10S903/904; Y10S903/906; Y10S903/946; Y10S903/951
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
223 words
A hybrid powertrain system for a motor vehicle comprising: a heat engine; a first motor/generator having a rotor with a rotor shaft, the rotor shaft having first and second opposite ends; a first clutch operatively connected between an output shaft of said heat engine and the first end of the rotor shaft of said first motor/generator; a second motor/generator having a rotor with a rotor shaft, the rotor shaft having first and second opposite ends; a second clutch operatively connected between the second end of the rotor shaft of said first motor/generator and the first end of the rotor shaft of said second motor/generator; a final drive unit operatively connected to the second end of the rotor shaft of the second motor/generator; a battery; and a control unit for selectively controlling the heat engine and the first and second clutches, and for selectively connecting the battery to the first and second motor/generators, wherein during low vehicle speeds, the first clutch may be closed and the second clutch may be opened for permitting the heat engine to drive the first motor/generator for recharging the battery and for permitting only the second motor/generator to propel the vehicle, and during high vehicle speeds, both of the first and second clutches may be closed for propelling the vehicle by the engine and the first and second motor/generators.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
223 words
A hybrid powertrain system for a motor vehicle comprising: a heat engine; a first motor/generator having a rotor with a rotor shaft, the rotor shaft having first and second opposite ends; a first clutch operatively connected between an output shaft of said heat engine and the first end of the rotor shaft of said first motor/generator; a second motor/generator having a rotor with a rotor shaft, the rotor shaft having first and second opposite ends; a second clutch operatively connected between the second end of the rotor shaft of said first motor/generator and the first end of the rotor shaft of said second motor/generator; a final drive unit operatively connected to the second end of the rotor shaft of the second motor/generator; a battery; and a control unit for selectively controlling the heat engine and the first and second clutches, and for selectively connecting the battery to the first and second motor/generators, wherein during low vehicle speeds, the first clutch may be closed and the second clutch may be opened for permitting the heat engine to drive the first motor/generator for recharging the battery and for permitting only the second motor/generator to propel the vehicle, and during high vehicle speeds, both of the first and second clutches may be closed for propelling the vehicle by the engine and the first and second motor/generators.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A hybrid powertrain system as set forth in claim 1 including a gearset interconnecting the heat engine and said first clutch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A hybrid powertrain system as set forth in claim 2 wherein said gearset is a planetary gearset.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A hybrid powertrain system as set forth in claim 2 including a ring gear used in conjunction with a planetary gear of said gearset.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A hybrid powertrain system as set forth in claim 1 including means for matching operating speeds of the heat engine with the operating speeds of the first motor/generator and second motor/generator.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A hybrid motor vehicle as set forth in claim 1 wherein said heat engine is an internal combustion engine.
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